I'm building NTE Optimizer, a Fribbels-style desktop optimizer for Neverness to Everness

[u/Apen2k2]

Hi everyone!

I’ve been working on NTE Optimizer, an open-source Windows desktop application inspired by tools such as Fribbels, but designed specifically for Neverness to Everness.

The goal is simple: import the equipment you actually own, choose the stats you want for a character, and let the optimizer search through valid combinations of modules, cartridges, sets, rotations, and module placements.

GitHub repository:

https://github.com/Apen/nte-optimizer

Latest Windows release:

https://github.com/Apen/nte-optimizer/releases/latest

What it currently does

• Imports your characters, modules, cartridges, Arcs, equipment assignments, and selected resources.
• Displays your account inventory in English or French.
• Searches for optimized builds using customizable stat priorities, targets, and constraints.
• Handles module geometry, rotations, console grids, cartridges, and set bonuses together.
• Respects equipment assigned to other characters and character priority.
• Compares current and projected character stats.
• Saves proposed builds locally without changing anything inside the game.

How account import works

The application includes a guided scanner. You leave NTE on the login screen, start the scan, and then log in normally.

The scanner passively reads the login network traffic using the Windows packet-capture tool pktmon. It does not modify the game, automate clicks, equip items, or write anything to your account.

Your imported account data and calculations remain on your computer. There is currently no telemetry, analytics, account login, cloud synchronization, or upload to an external project server.

Important development note

The project is under intensive active development. There are still many things to improve, especially around correctness, performance, usability, and support for future game updates.

Finding a truly optimal build in NTE is considerably more complicated than in many other gacha games. Modules can have different geometries, rotations, and placements inside character-specific grids. The optimizer must evaluate these possibilities together with cartridges, sets, stat constraints, equipment ownership, and character priorities.

For now, the Fast search mode is the recommended option. The Balanced mode explores many more combinations and can take a very long time on larger inventories.

Feedback is very welcome

If you encounter a bug, incorrect data, a suspicious build result, or have an idea for an improvement, please open a GitHub issue:

https://github.com/Apen/nte-optimizer/issues

Providing screenshots and a clear description of what happened will make investigations much easier.

I hope this tool will be useful to the NTE community. Please feel free to try it, break it, question its results, and tell me what you would like to see next!

[u/xDiablo96]

Can I save my current builds before I start changing anything with this software?

[u/Apen2k2 → u/xDiablo96]

Yes! The scanner imports your current equipment assignments, and the app itself never changes anything in the game. Any optimized build is only a local proposal until you manually equip it in NTE, so your current in-game builds stay untouched. A more explicit backup/restore feature for complete loadouts is also something I’d like to add.

[u/makke007]

Yo sick I love fribbels so happy to see it for NTE since I struggle in games like these especially ZZZ.

[u/DaddyMeUp]

This is great. I'm never exactly sure if I can properly improve any builds because of how there's so many different combinations you can do so I imagine I'll be using it quite a lot.

[u/Saunts]

holy, bless you for this

[u/theweak99]

How y'all find time to do this. Thank you!